northernbook Chapter 334 Nanxun is in trouble
Chapter 334 Nanxun is in trouble
Half an hour later, Nanxun's team set out again.
This time with mules, the journey was indeed faster, but because there were not many mules, there were still many teams behind that relied on driver's pulling the carts. The only difference was that originally it was two people pulling the cart, but now it was three people taking care of one cart of food, which was more or less a lot easier.
Wang Cheng watched Nanxun's team go away before he shouted to his own team to keep moving forward.
Wang Liang complained to his two brothers, "Isn't this Wu a fool? So many of them still travel on foot. Why doesn't he buy some of our carts? Then he can rent more mules and they can go faster. We don't need so many carts anyway."
Wang Bin smiled and signaled Wang Liang to speak more quietly.
"Don't mind your own business. He is the leader, he has the final say, and he will be responsible for any problems. It has nothing to do with us in Guangyuan. Get up early tomorrow and hurry up."
Wang Liang chuckled and agreed happily.
Six days later, Wang Bin and his party returned to Su'an. After returning the horses, Wang Cheng took Wang Bin and the others to meet the magistrate of Su'an, Mr. Qi.
"Sir, we in Guangyuan have successfully delivered the food and wages to General Jin. This is the document signed by General Jin. Please take a look."
County Magistrate Qi took it curiously and looked at it, praising it repeatedly after reading it.
"Yes, Guangyuan did a great job this time. It seems that General Jin is very satisfied."
Wang Cheng respectfully presented the 75 taels of silver he had received, "Sir, this is..."
Wang Cheng roughly explained the matter of borrowing mules, "We are also worried that the transportation of food and money will be delayed in Nanxun, so we borrowed 50 mules. Please forgive me, sir."
Qi Chengming laughed. These people in Guangyuan were quite tactful.
"Okay, I know about this. When the Nanxun team comes back, I will ask the master to give it to the dental clinic."
These mules were originally collected thanks to Qi Chengming, so he did not refuse the silver.
Although the rental price of this mule is only one penny of silver per day, Qi Chengming, as the magistrate of Su'an, would not be greedy for this little money, but it is impossible for him to return it voluntarily. The rest is considered as an introduction fee, and everyone in the yamen can share some of it.
After Wang Cheng and the other man finished their report, they carefully put away the documents and left. The coachmen were all from Su'an and had already left. The 40 people from Guangyuan had to set off again.
When Wang Bin went to the yamen, Wang Zhi took Wang Liang to see off the escort agency's leader and gave him the balance.
"Azhi, don't give me the money. We have only traveled half of the distance we agreed to travel, and you have paid for all the food and drinks along the way. Forget about the remaining half."
The escort leader who spoke was called Zheng Li, the constable who escaped from Lingjia Village and reported to the police. He looked at Wang Zhi and the other man very cordially and declined with a smile.
"That won't work. The brothers risked their lives to protect us. 200 taels is 200 taels. Brother Zheng, if you feel bad about it, you can give us a cheaper price next time. You must take this money. Otherwise, I won't be able to report back."
Wang Zhi smiled and put the silver into Zheng Li's arms.
"Everyone, we are leaving now. See you again if we are lucky."
Wang Zhi took his brother and left. They still had to buy some food and continue their journey.
"Ali, these guys are really generous."
Zheng Li nodded with emotion. He knew about what happened in Ling Village before. This group of people is worth making friends with.
"Let's go, brothers, we have been busy for a month. Let's go back and divide the money and go home to rest early."
Zheng Li took his men back to the escort agency.
Wang Cheng and others here quickly bought some delicious food and set off again.
On the same day, the Nanxun grain transport team, after many twists and turns, finally arrived at Huangye Town.
General Jin's face was as black as charcoal. If the entire grain transport team was delayed, he would not be able to say anything. After all, it was normal for some twists and turns on the road to delay time, but the Guangyuan grain transport team was too efficient. It was nine days faster than the Nanxun team. The same distance could be so much faster, and it was clear who was diligent and who was lazy.
Wu Jian looked at General Jin, whose face was filled with murderous intent, and shrank aside stiffly, without any of the arrogance he showed in front of Wang Cheng and others.
“Inspect the goods!”
General Jin gave the order with a cold face, and five minutes later, the soldier came to report angrily.
"General, they actually used old rice, at least two years old. This rice crumbles when you squeeze it lightly, and it smells musty."
General Jin rushed towards Wu Jian. Wu Jian was stared at by a group of soldiers. He was so frightened that he dared not breathe. He hurriedly made an excuse.
"Sir, I don't know. I was responsible for transporting the grain. I, I know. It must have been done by those people from Guangyuan. They must have replaced our good grain with ours, ah!"
General Jin lifted Wu Jian up with just his right hand and then threw him out heavily.
"You think I'm a fool. The sacks in Nanxun are just ordinary sacks. The sacks in Guangyuan are totally different from yours. You are a despicable person, but you think others are the same as you. You Nanxun dared to fool me, I will record this account. Come, take all the grain away. Nanxun did not deliver grain this time, I will report it to the emperor truthfully. I will give you two months to make up for the missing grain immediately. Remember, I want the new rice that has just arrived."
General Jin snorted coldly and ordered his soldiers to seize even the car.
As for mules, they were also confiscated.
At the gate of Huangye Town, there was only a confused grain transport team left.
They can no longer be called a grain transport team, they are just a group of people.
Not a single car was left.
"Me, my cart, and my mule!"
Wu Jian didn't expect these border guards to be so arrogant. Not only did they take away the food, they even stole their mules and carts. How could they go back?
A month later, Wang Bin and others had been lying at home for a week before they heard that Nanxun's team had just arrived in Su'an County.
Hearing that, Magistrate Qi of Su'an was furious and ordered the group of Nanxun detectives to be thrown into jail.
Not only 50 mules were lost, but also so many carts. Three of their grain drivers died of illness. The rest were so thin that they were just a pile of ribs, just one breath away.
Wu Jian, this black-hearted man, actually only rented five carriages for their Nanxun team to ride in. The rest of the grain transport drivers had to run on foot.
County Magistrate Ge was also shocked when he heard the news. The people of Nanxun were not crazy. Although these drivers were from poor families, they were still good people. It was okay if they didn't have enough food, but how could they be exhausted to death?
After Wang Bin and the other two returned to the yamen to report, Wang Cheng brought the constables to personally thank Wang Bin.
"Binzi, we are here to thank you. If you hadn't suggested that Guangyuan transport its own grain, we would have been screwed by those idiots in Nanxun. These people are nothing."
Wang Cheng got angry when he thought of Wu Jian's grandson. This man had killed so many people.
The detectives behind Wang Cheng also went with him this time, and they were very friendly and thanked Wang Bin and the other two. Among them was Wang San, who was in Wang Cheng's team.
This person was the one who had the interview with Qian Ke and got the same interview score. At that time, he questioned Su He's unfair scoring. He usually didn't have a good face towards Wang Bin and the other two. But this time, because of the grain transportation issue, he treated Wang Bin as his own.